Everyone loves Obama. Its crazy. Even in Japan, the primary with Hilary Clinton was followed extremely closely, and even the people in my middle-of-nowhere town would talk to me about it and know a decent amount – about the primary.
Now that he’s been elected (and actually serving as president by the time you read this) people all over Europe are talking about him. In France, dinner conversation would almost always steer toward Obama, the election, and what a big change this was for America. From what I’ve seen, the French are totally into America again.
Just last night, some friends and I were in a little convenient store, and the little Vietnamese owner raised his arms above his head and yelled “Obama!” when he figured out we were American.
People dig the man…
2 comments:
I knew Europeans were fickle. You know, we haven't changed as people since Obama was elected. I'm the same guy I was under Bush. So you mean to tell me that a few months ago, I would have received snide American remarks, but now I'm an awesome dude?
Yes. It's all about those people in the middle - those swing voters. They're the ones that shape the rest of the world's perception of Americans. They're also unlikely to ever encounter the rest of the world...
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